Corpus Christi
Recent News About Corpus Christi
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Plano resident sues Zicam over loss of smell
SHERMAN - A Plano resident has filed personal injury lawsuit over the homeopathic cold remedy Zicam after she suffered a decrease in her sense of smell. -
Suit alleges side step fell and struck rig worker's head
Jorge Garza has filed suit against E.A. Collins & Sons, alleging an improperly welded side step broke loose and struck him in the head. -
Texas Senate passes Citizen Participation Act to eliminate SLAPP suits
Hunter AUSTIN - The Texas Senate unanimously passed the Citizen Participation Act, anti-SLAPP legislation aimed at curbing lawsuits intended to silence critics. -
****FOR PRINT ***Report: Miss. jury hands out largest asbestos verdict ever
Hossley RALEIGH, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A Smith County, Miss., jury last week awarded a Mississippi man the largest asbestos verdict in U.S. history -- $322 million. -
Perry, Strauss show support for Texas tort reform groups
AUSTIN � The two top lawmakers in Texas spent time this week with two of the state's leading tort reform groups. -
Legally Speaking: The Trial Is Over, But Not for Everyone
They were images "Paul Baker"* just couldn't get out of his head. -
Man claims ex took belongings
GALVESTON � Alleging his ex-girlfriend and her family defrauded him and his parents of approximately $3,000 and took his personal property without permission, a Corpus Christi man is pursing litigation, recent court documents say. -
East Texan sues over contaminated peanut butter
TYLER - An East Texas resident has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Peter Pan peanut butter, four years after he allegedly contracted salmonella from the contaminated product. -
TX Supreme Court rejects medical expert report, reverses $225K verdict
Guzman AUSTIN � Hidalgo County jurors who returned a $225,000 verdict against Rio Grande Regional Hospital for a patient's pain and anguish shouldn't have relied on testimony of expert witness Dr. John Daller, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Dec. 3. -
Texas attorneys appointed to plaintiff steering committee for BP MDL cases
Barbier Two big names among Texas trial lawyers are among the 17 attorneys named by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to serve in leadership roles in the federal multidistrict litigation against BP and other companies associated with the Deepwater Horizon explosion and ensuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Legal watchdog group launches new web page, voter education program
Texas legal watchdog groups have launched a new voter education web page and are urging voters to find out where candidates stand on lawsuit reform. -
Survey: Most Texans support tort reforms
Texas voters believe the state's legal reforms have helped the state in health care, business and jobs, a recent survey reveals. -
Firms must prevent conflict of non-lawyer employees too, Texas SC rules
Medina AUSTIN � Texas law firms must adopt and enforce policies to prevent office workers from betraying secrets of firms where they previously worked, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Aug. 27. -
Moreno to serve as U.S. Attorney for Houston, South Texas
Moreno Jose Angel Moreno has been appointed by the judges of the Southern District of Texas to serve as U.S. Attorney. -
Texas lawyers confront their ugly side
Addressing a problem is difficult when not everyone agrees there is a problem. When everyone does agree, however, it should be easy. -
Reformers, trial attorneys come together to fight barratry
Edwards Tort reformers and trial attorneys usually don't agree on much, but both groups recently joined forces to urge Texas lawmakers to help put an end to the practice of "ambulance chasing" in the state. -
Corpus Christi attorney indicted for barratry
ALICE � A Jim Wells County grand jury returned two true bills of indictment on Tuesday against Corpus Christi attorney Benito Garza, 48, and case runner Timothy Trevino aka "Sugar Bear", 45. -
Texas House committee will address barratry, mesothelioma standards at hearing
Hunter The Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee will conduct an interim hearing on two issues, barratry and evidence standards in mesothelioma lawsuits, Wednesday, May 26.